RBD Palm Oil

Refined, bleached, and deodorized (RBD) palm oil is bland, odorless, light yellow in color, and semisolid at room temperature, making it an ideal replacement for partially hydrogenated oils in many snack products and baked goods.Palm oil is derived from the fruit of the oil palm tree, primarily the African oil palm Elaeis guineensis. In its natural, unprocessed state, palm oil is dark red in color due to a high content of carotenoids, including β-carotene (a vitamin A precursor that gives carrots their color) and lycopene. The oil is also rich in antioxidants, such as vitamin E isomers (tocopherols and tocotrienols), and phytosterols. However, without any processing, crude palm oil (CPO) has limited utility in the kitchen. “Red palm oil in its crude form is very strong tasting. It’s very pungent and has a smell like overripe mushrooms. It’s not very palatable.